Tax trends make difference on Indiana residents’ wallets
If you want to know about Indiana property taxes, take a look at the General Assembly’s website.
The Legislative Services Agency has...
Closing in on the big one
It’s funny.
When I was looking back at my races and everything I did in 2014, I didn’t really think I did anything “new” in...
Lawmakers: Listen to Hoosiers’ priorities
South Bend Tribune
Before the General Assembly convenes in 2015, here’s a bit of required reading for lawmakers.
The 2014...
Pause for a cause: Take time, find good community charity to support
The U.S. Postal Service might have money trouble because use of the mail is down, but you would never know it by the number...
Higher standard needed for use of force by police
Eric Garner died a senseless death. In the wake of this tragedy, two reforms should be considered.
First, states should pass laws...
Jailing mentally ill not solving problem
South Bend Tribune
The statistics are stunning.
Right now in Indiana, the Department of Correction estimates that 17 percent of...
Best ways to create true national football champion a toss-up
Which system do you prefer: College basketball’s March Madness or college football’s bowls-playoff?
Your answer may indicate your view of the beneficial...
Could man’s death at hands of police spark American Spring?
The violent death of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia set off the Arab Spring. Could the killing of Eric Garner lead to a springtime of...
Colleges must think of local taxpayers
Indianapolis Business Journal
No one will win the desperate arms race for out-of-state students waged among public universities, including those in Indiana.
...
More than education needed to address racial prejudice in U.S.
In the summer of 1967, when I was about to enter the seventh grade, I watched television news reports of the Detroit riots on...